Bridgestone India appoints Rajarshi Moitra as Managing Director
Pune(14 November, 2025) — Bridgestone India today announced the appointment of Mr. Rajarshi Moitra as Managing Director of Bridgestone India Private Ltd. (Bridgestone India), effective January 1, 2026.
Mr. Rajarshi Moitra
Mr. Moitra, currently serving as Deputy Managing Director, succeeds Mr. Hiroshi Yoshizane, who has served as Managing Director of Bridgestone India since January 2024 and has concurrently held the role of Group President, Bridgestone Asia Pacific, India, China (BSAPIC) since May 2025.
Mr. Yoshizane will be promoted to Vice President and Senior Officer of Bridgestone Corporation, effective 1 January 2026. He continues to serve as BSAPIC Group President, Chairman of the Board of Bridgestone India, and Vice Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association, the national industry body for the automotive tyre sector in India. Through these roles Mr. Yoshizane will provide strategic guidance to Bridgestone India and contribute to the sustainable growth of the industry.
“I’m deeply honored to take on the role of Managing Director and to continue supporting our teams at Bridgestone India, with whom I have worked so closely over the past few years. I look forward to continuing to work in alignment with Bridgestone’s essence and its unchanging mission of ‘Serving Society with Superior Quality’, as we serve our customers, OEM partners, and communities at large,” said Mr. Moitra.
“Bridgestone India has been an important part of Bridgestone’s growth journey globally, and it has been a privilege to work with such a passionate and capable team driving that progress. Together, we have strengthened our business operations, expanded our market presence, enhanced Safety & Quality, and planted important seeds for the future through initiatives in R&D, social contribution, and sustainability. The team’s strong commitment to serving customers and communities has created a solid foundation for continued success. As I continue my responsibilities as Group President of BSAPIC and Chairman of the Board of Bridgestone India, I look forward to supporting its continued growth under Rajarshi’s capable leadership,” said Mr. Yoshizane.
Mr. Moitra is an experienced leader with over 20 years of experience in the areas of Business Strategy, Profit Centre Management, Sales & Marketing and leading large transformations. He joined Bridgestone India in 2019 to lead the Consumer business at Bridgestone India. Since then, he has progressively expanded his roles and responsibilities to include Consumer & Commercial Business, Solution Business, Logistics & Supply Chain Management. In June 2024, he assumed the position of Executive Director – Sales & Marketing. Subsequently in May 2025, he was appointed as Bridgestone India Deputy Managing Director supporting the Bridgestone India operations.
With the new leadership structure, Bridgestone India will continue to advance its transformation journey toward becoming a sustainable solutions company. Guided by the vision of contributing to a sustainable society, the company is committed to creating value as articulated in the “Bridgestone E8 Commitment*1” and to realizing a sustainable society through the evolution of its management structure, which will accelerate the company’s growth by enabling sustainable value creation.
*1 The Bridgestone Group established its corporate commitment, the "Bridgestone E8 Commitment," to help it realize its vision: "Toward 2050, Bridgestone continues to provide social value and customer value as a sustainable solutions company." This commitment will serve as the Group's axis to drive management while earning the trust of future generations. The "Bridgestone E8 Commitment" consists of eight uniquely Bridgestone values starting with the letter "E" (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease, and Empowerment) that the Group will commit to creating through distinctly Bridgestone purposes and processes, together with employees, society, partners, and customers to help realize a sustainable society.
About Bridgestone India
Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd, a group company of Bridgestone Corporation, started its operations in 1996. In March 1998 with the setup of its manufacturing facility in Kheda, Madhya Pradesh, Bridgestone achieved its objective of running Indian manufactured Bridgestone tyreson Indian Roads. It expanded its facilities by setting up one more facility in Chakan, Pune in 2013. The Indore plant rolled out its 100 million tyre in 2023. In a short stint of more than 25 years, Bridgestone India Pvt. Ltd has become one of the leading tyre companies in both the OEM & Replacement market.
About Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone is a global leader in tires and rubber building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company employs approximately 121,000 people globally and conducts business in more than 150 countries and territories worldwide. Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the way people around the world move, live, work and play.